Microsoft and Epic DMCA AI Game Ports While Using AI Themselves

Microsoft and Epic Games have issued DMCA takedowns against AI-generated browser ports of Fortnite, Minecraft, Call of Duty and Halo, even as both companies rely on generative AI in their own development. Kotaku highlights the double standard, noting Epic's Claude-built Marvel game and Microsoft's $80 billion annual AI data center spend.

• Epic filed a DMCA notice over a browser Fortnite port on October 10
• Microsoft targeted at least six AI-made Call of Duty web ports
• Epic's Marvel game is built on Anthropic's Claude, trained on pirated data
• Microsoft commits $80 billion a year to AI data centers